Home Health Care Companies Paid Female Employees Less Than Newly Hired Male Employees, Federal Agency Says

WASHINGTON—Inova Home Health, LLC (IHH), which is owned in-part and managed by Alternate Solutions Health Network, LLC (ASHN), provides home health care coordination services to patients at the Inova Health System in northern Virginia, including through the services of their Post-Acute Care Coordinators (PACCs). IHH and ASHN violated civil rights laws by paying female PACCs less than male PACCs the U.S.

ATLANTA and TOLEDO, Ohio—Gentiva, a dedicated hospice, palliative and personal care company striving for improved access, equity and quality of care for patients, and ProMedica, an integrated health care organization providing, in part, hospice and homecare services through its Heartland brand, announced they have signed a definitive agreement under which Gentiva will acquire Heartland hospice and homecare agencies/loca

BOSTON—Healthy.io and Reset Kidney Health, a hybrid care platform that offers multidisciplinary care to patients with kidney disease, have announced a partnership that will give patients the option to utilize at-home, smartphone-powered kidney testing. Through this partnership, Reset will provide eligible patients with Healthy.io's Minuteful Kidney test to complete at home.

CHICAGO—PurposeCare, a provider of coordinated homecare and home health services in the Midwest, announced Ann O’Heir as the new vice president of clinical operations. Formed in December 2021 with the acquisition of Indiana-based Purpose Home Health, PurposeCare provides home-based care services to more than 3,000 clients a month.

WATERLOO, Iowa—HOMELINK announced that Kim Radcliffe has joined its senior leadership team as senior vice president of clinical and product strategy. Radcliffe brings more than 16 years of experience in the workers' compensation arena, with a background in physical therapy. During her career, she has held leadership roles in clinical program development, network development and operations.